Etymology

acid-forming

Today it means: Yielding an acid when dissolved in water or in chemical reaction; acidic. Full definition →

English forming ← French acide ← Latin acidu
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  1. Latinacidu
  2. Frenchacide
  3. Englishacid
  4. Englishform
  5. Englishforming
  6. English todayacid-forming

From acid + forming.

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